Female Support Worker Whiteoak Respite Centre - Full & Part Time Hours
Job overview
Female Support WorkerWhiteoaks Respite Centre Bradford
Starting salary £12.21ph
Rising to £12.41 after successful completion of probation, increasing to £12.60 after a further 12 months in post.
Whiteoaks is a 16 bedded respite service based in the Fagley area of Bradford, supporting people with learning disabilities and autism for overnight stays varying from 1 night to 3 weeks in length. We are open 365 days a year, 7 days a week.
We require enthusiastic and caring individuals to provide support to our guests' in all aspects of their daily lives. Staff are required to work a variety of shift patterns, which will include early shifts, late shifts, weekends and bank holidays.
We have full time and part time positions available. *Please note if you are applying for a full time post of 37.5 hours you will be expected to work 1 split shift a week.
As a Support Worker, you will provide high quality care and support to our clients to enable them to live their best life. You will be passionate in making a difference to our client’s lives, helping them to fulfil their aspirations and ambitions.
Main duties of the job
The Role:
- Person Centred - Prepare person-centred support plans with clients which reflect their views and aspirations and respect their beliefs and opinions, reviewing and amending them as necessary and considering the client’s changing needs and wishes.
- Respectful - Support clients to fulfill their aspirations, supporting them to live as independently as possible, in accordance with their skills and abilities. This may include accompanying them on social visits and events, supporting them with their interests and hobbies, promoting choice, arranging activities and outings, and developing their skills and knowledge.
- Open - Communicate in an open and transparent way with clients and other team members, acting with integrity and doing what you say that you will do. Support quality inspection processes, cooperating with on-site inspectors in relation to information requests.
- Understanding - Where required to provide personal care to clients in a way that respects their choices and dignity, including assistance with washing, bathing, toileting, and continence.
- Dedicated - Keep appropriate, accurate records, including daily notes, with full involvement of the client. Work always in accordance with Health and Safety requirements, such as Manual Handling, Food Hygiene, Fire Safety, infection control, and Risk Assessment procedures.
Working for our organisation
St. Anne's wants to reward its employees for their hard work. Employee benefits include;- 20 days annual leave excluding bank holidays, raising +1 day for each year of service, capped at 25 days
- 24 Hour Employee Assistance Programme
- Continuous opportunities for ongoing training and career development
- Cycle To Work scheme
- Refer A Friend recruitment initiative
- Flexible working opportunities (where applicable) upon successful completion of probation period
- Group Personal Pension Scheme
- Discounted income protection scheme
- Free car parking at most services
- Free life assurance cover
We want people from underrepresented groups such as disabled, black and ethnic minority, Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans, and non-binary (LGBTQ+) communities to apply for all our roles.
St. Anne's is a Disability Confident employer. We are actively working to recruit and retain people with disabilities and long-term health conditions into our work force. If you are an applicant who has a disability, you will be offered an interview if you meet the essential criteria for the job.Please contact recruitment on 0113 243 5151 opt 3 if you require any reasonable adjustments.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities- Willing to provide an appropriate level of care and support to clients, in accordance with their care plan including personal care.
- Understanding of the importance of maintaining accurate written and numerical records
- Ability to undertake a wide range of personal care and domestic duties (specific to each service)
- Able to carry out the physical requirements of the role including but not limited to climbing stairs/using hoists/pushing wheelchairs/moving people. *Adjustments will be considered in line with the Equality Act where these criteria cannot be met due to a disability
- Understand or willing to learn how to use computer packages (such as Word, Outlook and the Internet) and to undertake relevant training and qualification in care if required.
- Able to work cooperatively as a team member.
- Able to liaise and communicate effectively with carers, families, inspectors and other external stakeholder
Person specification
Experience
Desirable criteria- Previous experience working in care (employment or carer at home)